Program Educational Goals and Objectives

Georgia South Family Medicine Residency Overall educational goals and objectives as a Center of Excellence in Family Medicine education.

Model teaching in outpatient care:

Utilize the Georgia South Family Medicine Center as a model of outpatient teaching by a faculty with diverse areas of expertise and by creating a culture of continuity care, prevention and health promotion.

Comprehensive Inpatient training:

Operate an inpatient service that prepares residents for hospital practice by providing quality training experiences in the core disciplines of adult and pediatric medicine, obstetrics, geriatrics, end of life care, general surgery, and the various subspecialty disciplines that encompass the broad training of Family Physicians.

Competency in Medical Education:

Prepare residents for practicing the broad scope of Family Medicine in an evolving electronic healthcare environment in which medical technology and evidence based medicine must integrate for the purpose of delivering high quality and cost effective care.

Community service and Scholarly activity:

Residents and faculty will have community exposure through experiences with rural health centers, public health departments and high school sporting events. By involvement in hospital and clinic quality committees, residents engage in scholarly activities that impact the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery in our local community.

Thank you for your interest in our program. Please note we only accept applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), therefore all applicants must apply to the program through ERAS. Please do not submit applications via email or fax.

The following requirements must be met by residency applicants applying to our program in order to be considered for an interview.

• Graduation date from medical school preferred within the past three year. Graduation dates past five years will not be considered;
• US citizenship or permanent resident of the US – WE DO NOT SPONSOR OR ACCEPT ANY VISAS;
• Completed Common ERAS Application Form;
• Curriculum Vitae;
• Three (3) Letters of Recommendation written within the past year by U.S. physicians you have worked with clinically. Letters must be written on the physician’s letterhead;
• Personal Statement;
• Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE);
• Medical School Transcript;
• Competitive score on COMLEX or equivalent USMLE scores with no failures preferred. It will be at program’s discretion to grant an interview to an applicant that has pending results of COMLEX II, USLME Step 2, COMLEX PE, or USLME CE;
• Applicants must have current, substantial and credible hands-on US clinical experience. Observerships do not apply;
• ECFMG Certificate, if applicable, is required prior to employment.

In addition, please note the following:

• Criminal background checks are performed on all potential employees. Employees cannot be employed unless this check is satisfactory;
• Drug/Tobacco screens are performed on all potential employees. Employees cannot be employed unless these screens are negative;
• All applicants must be able to meet the medical licensure requirements in the State of Georgia;
• Candidates must meet all federal standards as may be required by centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or other federal and state regulatory agencies. Applicants that are designated by CMS as “excluded providers” shall not be eligible to appointment as a resident.